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N. DOUGLAS. DRESS LIFTER.

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UNITED STATES PAT NT OFFICE.

NATHAI I DOUGLAS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

DRESS-LIFTER.-

SPEGIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 437,357, dated September 30, 1890.

Application filed March 27, 1890. Sei-ial No. 345,507. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, NATHAN DOUGLAS, of the city, county, and State of New York, a citizen of the United States, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dress- 1Infters, of which the following is a specificaion.

This invention relates to an improved dresslifter, which is to be used by ladies for lifting the skirt of the dress in rainy weather whenever required, the skirt being lowered again by its own weight whenever the dress-lifter is untied.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective view of my improved dress-lifter, showing it as applied to the skirt of a dress. Fig.2 is a perspective view of the dress-lifter, drawn on a larger scale and shown as detached from the dress. 7

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

In the drawings, A represents a waistband, which is applied around the waist, either above or below the dress, and which waistband is provided with a number of eyelets a, through which a cord b is passed, so as to form a number of loops (1 d, that extend in downward direction from said waistband A. The ends of the cord b are attached by eyelets or otherwise to the waistband A, as shown in Fig. 2. Each loop d of the cord 1) is passed through the upper eye of a double link 0, which is preferably made of glass, so as to reduce the friction of the cord with the same as much as possible. Through the lower eye of the double link 0 is passed a skirt-lifting string D, three loops, links, and strings being preferably arranged. The strings are provided at the lower ends with spring-clasps e, that are applied to eyes of tabs 6, which are tacked to the outside or inside of the skirt of the dress, as desired. Two of the'skirt-liftin g strings D are preferably made in one continuous piece and are united to the third string by a suitable spring-clasp, as shown in Fig. 2,

said spring-clasp engaging the loop formed by the two strings D when the dress-lifter is not required for use.

WVhen the dress is to be lifted, the strings are firmly pulled in upward direction through the eyes of the double link 0, one hand taking hold of the single string and the other hand of the double string D. The upper ends of the strings are then tied, so that the skirt of the dress is thus supported in elevated position. By untying the strings the skirt is dropped and returned to its normal position by its own weight, without requiring to be pulled down or otherwise replaced in position.

Owing to the use of the glass links, which exert very little friction on the suspensionloops and skirt-lifting strings, my improved dress-lifter works with great reliability, both in lifting and lowering the skirt, while owing to the simplicity of construction of the dresslifter it can be furnished at a small expense, 7

so as to be within reach of almost every person desirous of using one.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent A dress-lifter consisting of awaistband provided with eyelets, a cord attached at its ends to said band at the inside thereof and formed into loops, which are suspended through said eyelets, double-eyed links supported by said loops, and lifting-strings passing through the lower eyes of said links and provided with a fastening device at their upper ends and with clasps at their lower ends for engaging NATHAN DOUGLAS.

Witnesses:

W. REIMHERR, PAUL GoEPEL. 

